About IndeaYoga

Why IndeaYoga?

During Yogacharya Bharath Shetty’s teaching experience of more than 2 decades he tried to understand his students’ idea of practice, their expectation from yoga and the short cuts taken to meet the expectations. He observed that the focus for yoga was limited to the physical and external level. In pursuit of happiness, people went on holidays to exotic location, went shopping etc. only to realise it offered fleeting happiness - once it loses its appeal they are on to the next thing. Material things can be enjoyed with an understanding that none will ever provide lasting source of peace, happiness or contentment.

With this backdrop originated ‘tamaso ma jyotirgamaya’ the Shanthi Mantra from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad which says ‘Lead me from darkness to inner light’ and from this ‘IndeaYoga’ came into existence.

‘Indea’ is combination of two words -

In = refers to ‘inner’ in English

Dea = is ‘light’ in Sanskrit

When put together ‘Indea’ means ‘in

ner light’

‘Yoga’ personifies the journey of moving from external darkness to inner light. This inner light guides us during our arduous journey through life. The inner light brightens all aspects of life, driving away darkness (of ignorance) and usher in the light (of knowledge).

Being awake means being in the moment; we are not missing life as we walk through it. Being awake means we are conscious of what is going on inside us, as it happens.

Learning to live mindfully with a heart that is open to all life—its pain and pleasures, ups and downs—is how we come to know real peace, happiness, and contentment.

‘IndeaYoga, With Presence’ was founded with the philosophy to activate each practitioner’s inner light and enable him/her to lead life mindfully. To do this, Yogacharya designed series of practices to bring about coordination between body, breath and mind.

IndeaYoga's Vision

IndeaYoga is one of the oldest Yoga Alliance (USA) accredited schools in India. With RYS 200, RYS 300 and RYS 500 registrations, it has been known for providing the best yoga teacher training courses for more than a decade. Over 650 students from 60 countries have graduated so far from the institute as teachers.

Vision

IndeaYoga’s vision is 'Health' and 'Bliss' for all.

Core Value

IndeaYoga will admit all without any discrimination.

IndeaYoga will take a holistic approach in assessing each student and teach a yoga practice that is individually tailored for each student, taking account of any specific conditions.

IndeaYoga will make the practice of yoga a pleasant experience, emphasizing the motto ‘Nahathath, nabhalath’ (no force, no pressure).

Mission

To teach yoga to all levels, through the coordination of body, breath and mind.

To offer tailor-made yoga practices based on Abhyasa, Arogya and Ananda (Practice, Health and Bliss), catering for specific needs of people of all age groups, considering their present health conditions.

To establish contemporary IndeaYoga shalas across the globe with well-trained Yoga shikshakas under the guidance of Yogacharya, Bharath Shetty.

To provide continuous support to all Yoga shikshakas and IndeaYoga shalas across the globe by ensuring that their learning, technique and practice is up-to-date, in addition to providing guidance on how to maintain ideal IndeaYoga shala ambience.

The Yogacharya

Yogacharya Bharath Shetty is the first yoga teacher in India to be certified as E-RYT 500 from Yoga Alliance. He also has RCYT and RPYT to his credit. Having more than 2 decades of yoga teaching experience, he has trained more than 650 teachers from over 60 countries.

Bharath Shetty started practicing yoga at an early age, and was further drawn to the practice after it helped him recover from chronic asthma. His first teacher was Yogacharya Kumara in Shantivana Trust, a Yoga and Naturopathy Centre.

An accident with a bus in 1993, incapacitated his legs, through his recovery, he could experience the strength of his inner self, he believes was acquired through practice of yoga. In 2002 he one pointedly studied and trained with world renowned Yoga Guru, Padma Vibhushan B.K.S. Iyengar, in Pune, India, which helped further deepen his knowledge and insight of yoga. He decided to become a professional yoga teacher to pursue his passion and use his immense knowledge to spread the benefits of yoga to the world.

He is a certified Yoga Teacher by the Indian Yoga Institutes, Vivekananda Kendra, Bangalore (A-Grade) and International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, Trivandrum (Grade-Excellent) and was awarded with Yoga Siromani and Yogacharya titles on completion of his training. He is the winner of Himalaya Yoga Olympiad (Indian National Yoga Championship) Haridwar and Bangalore in 1998 and 2001, respectively.

Bharath believes the key to tapping into yoga's transformative powers is through parampara (lineage). He hopes to continue to pass on the knowledge that he has gained from his Guruji with his students and together spread the wealth of knowledge with as many people, as everyone deserves Arogya (Health) and Aananda (Bliss).

He founded the 'Creative Yoga Center' in 1998 at Bangalore and this marked a new beginning in his teaching career. In 2005 he relocated to Mysore and rechristened his school. He has been conducting Mysore Style classes and Teacher’s Training courses, which are internationally recognized by Yoga Alliance USA.

Bharath is a presenter at International Yoga Festival every year at Paramarth Ashram Rishikesh and conducts workshops regularly around the world.

He is also managing ‘Indea Foundation Charitable Trust’ which provides education scholarships to under-privileged students.

IndeaYoga's Courses

Teacher Training

Yogacharya Bharath Shetty exclusively designs the Ashtanga yoga and Hatha yoga teacher training programs at IndeaYoga. With more than 2 decades of teaching experience, he puts in his profound knowledge on yogic sciences in the training content and structure. These yoga programs focus on training teachers on a holistic level and we believe that learning is a continuous process. Therefore, apart from the actual training period, we also offer students the much-needed support before and after the yoga teacher training programs. One can attend the Mysore Style Classes at IndeaYoga for 1 to 3 months as a preparation for getting trained as a teacher. During this time, the student is exposed to our style of practice and hence, teaching others will flow naturally.

A student may also stay with us after they have completed their yoga teacher training course for deepening their practice. Selected students may also choose to stay with us for Karma Yoga. All Karma Yogis get an opportunity to practice in our classes and assist the teachers at IndeaYoga. They may also get opportunities for assisting or hosting Yogacharya Bharath Shetty at various events and workshops around the world.

IndeaYoga teachers may also affiliate to our school if they decide to teach and spread our style of yoga back in their place. We always help and support our teachers in terms of teaching methodologies, asana techniques and aspects of running a yoga shala successfully. Based on teaching experience, we also plan to award teachers with higher grades.

Why Indea Yoga

Why IndeaYoga?

During Yogacharya Bharath Shetty’s teaching experience of more than 2 decades he tried to understand his students’ idea of practice, their expectation from Yoga and the short cuts taken to meet the expectations. He observed that the focus for Yoga was limited to the physical and external level. In pursuit of happiness, people went on holidays to exotic locations, went shopping etc. only to realise it offered fleeting happiness - once it loses its appeal they are on to the next thing. Material things can be enjoyed with an understanding that none will ever provide lasting source of peace, happiness or contentment.

With this backdrop originated ‘Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya’ the Shanthi Mantra from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad which says -

‘Lead me from darkness to inner light’ and from this ‘IndeaYoga’ came into existence.

Mysore Style Classes

Four weeks of intense training, in IndeaYoga system, imparted by Yogacharya Bharath Shetty, for beginners, intermediate and advanced practitioners, in Ashtanga Vinyasa and Hatha Yoga. Mysore Style classes include personalized sequences based on every individual’s capabilities.

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Our Teachers

Our teachers are more than 650 in number and are spread over 60 countries around the world. While every teacher adds his/her own flavor to teaching yoga, the distinctive methods taught at our institute are evident. The IndeaYoga style of Hatha yoga and Ashtanga yoga strictly adheres to our motto “Na hathat, na balath” meaning no force, no pressure. A good number of our teachers have built strongly knit yoga communities in their countries and that makes us very proud! At the end of the day, that is our major concern – to make yoga accessible to every human being on this planet. We believe that everyone deserves to be healthy and happy.

Testimonials

I am very happy, satisfied and grateful for have found this Yoga School. I had done before 2 previous TTC's which gave me deep understanding of Yoga philosophy, but little clarity on the Asana teaching and practice part.
In IndeaYoga I found a gr... View More

Salma Hafira Sandoval Aguilar From Mexico

My time at Indea Yoga Institute was more than wonderful! I had been practised yoga for about 6 years before I enrolled this Yoga Teacher Training, and I am glad to say, that it completely changed my practice, it gave me stronger bases, corrected mist... View More

Fabiola Alejandra Arango Mendez From Mexico

I'm still digesting my experience during the course. There are so
much. The followings are a small portion of which I can share at
this moment.
Since my practice is still in the early stage, so primarily I took
this course to become my own ... View More

Anonymous From Mexico

he best training for your body, mind and soul. The true meaning of Yoga is still preserved here inspite of the crazy business-making tool that people have made out of yoga, sadly.
Lucky to get the training from the man himself, Bharatji!! Your beli... View More

Barsha Doley From India

I was part of the 66th batch at Indeayoga last February 2018. I can only be thankful for the opportunity to do this 250 hours of hard work and to learn so much within a month. The most enriching experience, yet challenging, it brought me so much kno... View More

Mariana Rajic From United States

I recently completed my TTC 200 hrs Asthanga Yoga from IndeaYoga Mysore and it was completely a transforming event in my learning of yoga. Bharath Sir made a beautiful mixture of teaching approaches, an undeniable perfectionist and above all what a ... View More

poonam yumkham From India

I had the opportunity to practice the Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga class with Sir Bharath for a month and I must say, it was a game changer for me. With Sir Bharath, it was never about teaching complicated, technical poses, but educating the students t... View More

Megan Soo From Singapore

Namaste Sir,
How are you? I hope all the best for you and for your beautiful family !
I never wrote you after my stay at Yoga Dhama. I don’t know if I can, often I thought about, and today I decided “I do it!”... because I want say you how mutch ... View More

Silvia Stanziano From Italy

I found IndeaYoga almost 2 years ago when I was looking for teacher training programs which were recognised in the US through Yoga Alliance. At present I am RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance and continue to teach Indeayoga style and stay under the guidance ... View More

Meet Sidhu From United States

2 years later & I'm still practicing the same routine. I visited Barath school in 2015 & I'm still doing it today with amazing results. When i visited India for the first time, all i knew was I wanted to practice, yoga i had no exp, & no idea where t... View More

Jason Koch From United States

Abyasa

Practice of Meditation and Pranayama techniques that instills a state of bliss on the individual. IndeaYoga’s vision is Health and Bliss for all; and the overall objective of our Arogya and Abyasa systems is to balance and stabilise our practitioners mentally and direct them towards the state of Ananda.

Arogya

Health isn't a goal; it is lifestyle.

Our Beginner Series, formerly the Therapy Series, was designed at IndeaYoga for complete beginners as well as people with health challenges. The Arogya approach was developed to improve aspects of health and fitness in the practitioners. The asanas and practices allow the individual to transition into the next stage of practice, the Abhyasa.

Aananda

“It is only when the correct practice is followed for a long time, without interruptions and with a quality of positive attitude and eagerness, that one can succeed.” – Patanjali At IndeaYoga, the Foundation Sequence is the prescribed practice. The Sequence is developed by the Yogacharya after years of observation and study, backed by his extensive teaching experience. The practice makes one healthy and strong and is developed to bring about a balance between the ida and pingala (heat and cold) in the pranic body.